Pensão Santo Antão: Hot Showers and airco!
Gido Says: Hot showers, airconditioning and a very elaborate breakfast included, you cannot ask for more on São Nicolãu. The owner is friendly and helpful enough, but has a tendency to ask more than he should be doing. So make sure you get charged the right price. Other than that, a...
Gido Says: Opposite Ribeira Brava's old town hall and overlooking the town's only oasis of green, you can recover from the heat here, have a drink and play pool of futbolin with the locals. Owned by Ney, a very friendly and helpful guy.
Zorra80 Says: Medical infrastructure on Sâo Nicolau is very basic. There is a "centro de saúde" in Tarrafal and a small hospital in Vila da Ribeira Brava. But both are only very modestly equiped and in case of a more serious injury you'll need to be transported to another island. There is...
Surviving on a small far-off island:-)
Zorra80 Says: No fancy trolley, on the cobbled streets you can forget about that. Rather come with a large backpack and a smaller one for day excursions Hiking shoes, flipflops (no highheels - it's a pain on the irregularly cobbled streets!), a light jacket for hiking, bikini or...
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Afrikitesurf - São Nicolau - Sao Nicolau is delightfully situated on an island archipelago of Cabo Verde. With a geographically differentiated, Sao Nicolau offers to the visitors white sand beaches with warm clear waters, and...
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Don't expect any luxury when travelling to São Nicolau... it is actually a trip back in time. The infrasructure is poor and green as a colour is virtually non-existent since the island is as dry as a...
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Sao Nicolau is delightfully situated on an island archipelago of Cabo Verde. With a geographically differentiated, Sao Nicolau offers to the visitors white sand beaches with warm clear waters, and...
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